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nychthemeral

/nɪkˈθɛm.(ə.)ɹəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ny-chthe-mer-al
IPA
/nɪkˈθɛm.(ə.)ɹəl/
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to or lasting a nychthemeron (a period of 24 hours).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From nychthemeron + -al.

Inflected Forms

nycthemeral (alternative) nyctohemeral (alternative) nictemeral (alternative) nuchthemerinal (alternative)

Derived Forms

hypernychthemeral

Frequently Paired Words

circadian diurnal

Questions

How do you pronounce nychthemeral?
The recorded pronunciation is /nɪkˈθɛm.(ə.)ɹəl/.
What does nychthemeral mean?
Relating to or lasting a nychthemeron (a period of 24 hours).
Where does nychthemeral come from?
From nychthemeron + -al.

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